{"id":16192,"date":"1921-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1921-01-30T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/in-re-senehi-singh-and-ors-vs-unknown-on-31-january-1921"},"modified":"2016-02-04T01:21:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T19:51:29","slug":"in-re-senehi-singh-and-ors-vs-unknown-on-31-january-1921","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/in-re-senehi-singh-and-ors-vs-unknown-on-31-january-1921","title":{"rendered":"In Re: Senehi Singh And Ors. vs Unknown on 31 January, 1921"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Patna High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">In Re: Senehi Singh And Ors. vs Unknown on 31 January, 1921<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: 65 Ind Cas 439<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: J Prasad<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: J Prasad<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>ORDER<\/p>\n<p>Jwala Prasad, J.<\/p>\n<p>1. The reference is accepted and, as recommended by the learned Sessions Judge, the conviction and sentences passed on the accused are set aside inasmuch as Act XI of 1890, under which the accused have been convicted, does not apply to the Local Area where the offense is said to have been committed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patna High Court In Re: Senehi Singh And Ors. vs Unknown on 31 January, 1921 Equivalent citations: 65 Ind Cas 439 Author: J Prasad Bench: J Prasad ORDER Jwala Prasad, J. 1. 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